Near the tree lines adjacent to the dormitory buildings a girl with butterfly wings was sitting on a branch watching the boys' dorm building closely. Falla couldn't sleep as the night sky was overhead, the girl still consumed with rage about Moka being with Tsukune. She had tried to be just friends with him and the vampire, but her heart couldn't take it any longer. She had declared that she wouldn't personally kill the vampire on account of Tsukune would never forgive her for doing such a thing. The chronofly however did state that she would wait until the vampire died of 'other' causes and then would claim the boy as hers once again. She had been up all night trying to think of how to speed up the process of the vampire meeting with her end without it being directly her fault, sticking to her reasoning that Tsukune would hate her forever if she was known to have personally killed Moka.
"Damn you Moka… you don't deserve him…" Falla growled as she looked to the girls' dorm building with discontent. She sat back against the tree with her arms crossed before her and closed her eye.
"I just need to be rid of her without being blamed for the death. Make it look like an accident or something, that way Tsukune won't hate me," she said quietly to herself. She looked out towards the courtyard and clapped her hands together.
"I'll get my boyfriend back, no vampire will keep him from me," she declared confidently.
Kokoa was asleep in Moka's bed wearing a clean pair of pink nighties, having been unconscious since her little show last night. Moka was looking down at her with a gentle gaze as she stood dressed and ready for the day. She checked over the redhead closely then opened an eye gently. Her emerald eyes looked normal and the whites around them appeared perfectly fine. She leaned back and looked at her younger sister with relief.
'She seems to have recovered. That was a close one.'
'She almost destroyed herself with that little stunt.'
'Well now we all know she does have a limit. I hope she knows what that limit is now from that.'
'I'm pretty sure she'll have a hunch on when to stop. Blood coming out of your nose and ears should be a decent warning that something isn't right.'
Moka nodded and looked to the window. Daylight was shining in while students were busy getting ready for classes.
"Today's the day. I hope we can get through this in one piece," she said softy. She looked back to her sister then walked towards the door. The vampire figured her sister needed to rest properly before the fighting started, and would have Ruby excuse Kokoa from her classes until she was fully rested again. The girl got to her door and stopped.
'What is it? We need to meet up with Tsukune.'
'I don't know, I guess I'm just overthinking a bit.'
'That would be a first. What about if I may ask?'
'Just what Falla said, that she would be waiting for me to die.'
'She may not be laughing wildly like Luna did, but that girl is just as crazy. Pay her no mind, she even said so herself she wouldn't try to kill you. She knows if our blood is on her hands she really has lost Tsukune forever.'
'Yeah, I know. Like I said, just overthinking too much.'
She opened the door and smiled again as she started to head out, then stopped and looked back to Kokoa.
"Rest up little sister. We have a big day today, and I'll be counting on you to have my back out there," she said softly.
"Moka?" Kurumu's surprised voice said from behind. Moka smiled at hearing her friend's voice.
"Oh, good morn-"
"Don't move!" Yukari said quickly. Moka froze in place and blinked.
"What? What's wrong?" Moka said worriedly.
"Slowly step back into your room Moka," Mizore said softly. Moka gave a puzzled expression then took a step into her room away from the doorway. She turned back to see the three girls looking at her with surprise out in the hall.
"What's wrong?" Moka asked curiously. Kurumu shakily pointed to her head. Moka showed a puzzled expression then felt around her hair.
"What is it? What are you…" she said before she looked down. On the ground in her doorway were a few locks of her pink hair. She blinked then felt the side of her head, feeling where her hair was cut off.
"What? What is going on here?" Moka said with surprise. Mizore blew gently towards the doorway and a shimmering line sparkled. Moka looked closely at it while the girls walked closer.
"Piano wire," Kurumu said with wide eyes as they looked at the ice that formed on the thin wire.
"It nearly sliced your head off," Yukari said with fright. Moka stared at the wire then down at her hair. If she hadn't stopped to take one last look at her sister she would have lopped off her own head by merely walking through her doorway.
"How did this… why is this here?" Moka said with fear. Mizore formed her ice claws and snipped the wire off.
"Wow that was close," Kurumu said shaking her head.
"We saw your hair simply fall off when you turned around. Good thing you stopped when you did," Mizore said softly. Moka nodded slowly as she stared at the wire in the snow girl's hand.
"I'll say. But why was that even here?" Moka said with worry.
"I'm not sure, we'd better tell the boys," Yukari said worriedly. Moka nodded and followed quickly after them, the girls making haste down the hall.
"This is crazy, I've only been awake for 10 minutes and I nearly died!" Moka said with fright.
"That's gotta be a new record for us," Kurumu said simply. The girls ran down the hallway and towards the stairwell with haste. Moka took one step in before Mizore grabbed her and yanked her back. A bear trap snapped shut on the step in front of her, the girls looking at with wide eyes.
"What the hell is this?" Moka said as she turned pale.
"Why would that even be in here?" Yukari cried out.
"Let's get out of here!" Kurumu said looking back down the hallway towards a window at the end. They ran over to it as Kurumu started to slide open the glass.
"What are we going to do? Jump?" Yukari asked in disbelief. Kurumu shook her head as she tried to budge open the window.
"I can fly us down one at a time, then we can-"
"Look out!" Mizore yelled as she pulled the succubus back just as an axe on a swing above the window dropped down and cracked through the half opened window. The girls stared at it with open mouths as the blade would have split the succubus into two had she not been pulled away in time.
"What the hell is going on?" Moka said trembling with fear.
"C'mon, we're getting out of this place," Mizore said as the girls ran down the hall towards the other stairwell on the other side. As they neared Moka's room Kokoa slowly walked out half awake.
"Hey, what's with the screaming?" she asked as she rubbed her eyes with a yawn. The girls ran up to her and looked around nervously.
"Kokoa get back in the room now, quick!" Moka pleaded. Kokoa looked at her puzzled and tilted her head.
"What? What's gotten into you?" she asked curiously.
"Just get back inside now!" Moka cried out as she tried to push the vampire back into her room. She took one step before she fell through the floor, the group watching with surprise as she caught the edges of the hole in the ground. The flimsy cardboard fell apart as it dropped down through the floor towards rusted metal pipes that were sharpened down below, the tubes having been duct taped into the upright position in the lower floor. Moka stared at the sharp pipes with wide eyes then scrambled back to her feet next to Kokoa.
"Why is this happening? What is going on here?" she cried out. Kokoa stared down at the rusty pipes that would have impaled her sister if she had fallen then looked over to see a giant axe halfway through the slightly opened window down the hall.
"Um… what happened here?" she asked worriedly.
"I've been fighting for my life just to get out of the dorm, that's what!" Moka cried out.
"We need to escape before we all get picked off one by one!" Yukari said with fright. Kokoa looked around then to Moka with worry.
"Kokoa, go get dressed. Hurry, I have your spare clothes set on my desk," Moka said looking around franticly. Kokoa nodded then ran back in quickly.
"This is crazy, how can I have so many close calls in one morning?" Moka said shaking her head. She blinked then slowly looked over to the others. They looked at her curiously then slowly glanced to each other.
"You don't think…" Moka said slowly.
"She wouldn't have…" Yukari said.
"This is too much… even for her, right?" Kurumu said worriedly.
"Starting to wonder here…" Mizore said looking around slowly.
Kokoa ran back out fully dressed as she finished putting her hair up in her pigtails.
"This isn't how I pictured starting our day," she said hastily as she finished getting ready.
"No kidding, c'mon, let's get out of here and find the boys," Moka said looking around carefully. Kokoa glanced around then started walking down the other hall cautiously. She took a few steps before she saw Apoch and Astreal walking towards them.
"Good morning everybo-" they said cheerfully before a spiked log dropped from behind and swung towards them.
"Look out!" Kokoa cried out. The group watched as Apoch spun around and in one smooth motion formed her sword of light, the witch then slicing upwards and carving the log into two halves that flew off to the sides and slammed into the walls.
"What the hell?" Astreal said looking around as she tensed up. Apoch held her sword at the ready and looked around cautiously.
"Wow… that was pretty slick," Kurumu said with an impressed nod. Mizore just stared at the witch with awe.
'The Dark from her time really showed her how to be aware of her surroundings. Her reaction time was unbelievable.'
"Be careful you guys, this whole place is booby-trapped," Yukari said looking around with fear.
"What?" the witch sisters said with surprise.
"We need to get out of here now!" Kurumu said looking around franticly.
"Everybody stay close and move slowly, we'll head out the other stairwell," Mizore said as the group walked toward the witch sisters. The two girls glanced to them then around slowly.
"Why is the hallway booby-trapped?" Apoch asked with a cautious expression.
"We have a hunch," Kurumu said flatly.
"Well… we don't know its Falla doing this for certain," Moka said softly.
"Ms. Falla?" the witch sisters said in unison.
"She's doing this? How do you know?" Kokoa asked.
"She's the only one recently that want's Moka dead, remember?" Kurumu said flatly.
"And she did state last night that she would wait until Moka died to get Tsukune back," Mizore said softly.
"Looks like she doesn't want to wait long," Yukari said looking to the two halves of the spiked log that were hanging on the sides of the hallway.
"We'll deal with that girl after we escape. Follow us," Astreal said as they led the girls down the hall towards the second stairwell.
"I can't believe it… would she really go this far to kill me?" Moka asked worriedly. They got to the entrance to the stairwell as Apoch looked around closely. She took one step in then darted back as a blade sliced down through the entrance. The others watched with wide eyes then looked to Apoch.
"Somebody sure is going through a lot of trouble to do so Ms. Moka," Apoch said shaking her head.
The girls slowly descended down the stairs with Apoch and Astreal taking point, then walked out into the hallway on the ground floor.
"It looks safe from here," Astreal said looking down the hall toward the entrance lounge.
"Looks can be deceiving," Apoch cautioned as she carefully gazed around.
Down the hall Luna walked out from the lounge and then waved to them.
"Hey, good morning everybody," she said as she started walking towards them.
"Ms. Luna stop!" Apoch shouted out. Luna looked at her puzzled then tripped over a wire near the ground. A blade sliced through the wall above her and struck into the wall behind her. Luna blinked then slowly looked up to see the blade that would have sliced her in half just the way the other Luna was buried at that time.
"What… the…" she said shakily with fear.
"How is she even building these contraptions?" Kurumu cried out.
"And why are they only going off for us? What about the other girls here?" Yukari said in disbelief.
A few crashes were heard above them along with some yelling.
"Never mind," Yukari said weakly. A few moments later after Luna shifted over to them with fright Akua and Kahlua ran down the stairs to meet them, both vampires having their clothing cut slightly as they seemed frustrated.
"Would somebody care to enlighten us as to why our hallway upstairs is a freakin' death trap?" Akua said with anger.
"Yeah, they messed up my hair. It took forever to brush it this morning," Kahlua cried as she held her singed hair in her hands.
"Falla's trying to off Moka, that's why," Kurumu said with frustration.
"What?" Luna said in surprise.
"Well… we don't know that for sure Kurumu…" Moka said worriedly.
"Have you seen what we've been through this morning? You've nearly died so many times and we haven't even stepped foot outside yet!" Kurumu cried out in disbelief.
"Falla's doing all this? Are you sure?" Akua asked cautiously.
"She must be trying to kill Moka without being seen as the culprit. That little bitch, she's gone too far!" Kurumu shouted out.
"But then why were we nearly killed too?" Kahlua cried out.
"She must have prepared for any direction Moka might have gone if she dodged her traps, she probably booby-trapped the whole building," Mizore said softly.
"I can't believe my sister would go through all this trouble to harm Moka. Besides, this is a bit much isn't it?" Luna asked as she took a step away from the group. She tripped over a wire and fell to the ground again. The girl heard a whizzing sound of a blade passing by and a familiar whack as it carved into the wall on the other side of its swing. Luna shakily looked back to see the group had scooted back toward the stairwell entrance with Akua and Kahlua holding their arms back and pushing the group towards safety. They all had a look of shock on their face as the blade had just missed cutting them all down.
"Um…" Luna said softly with worry.
"Holy… shit…" Kurumu squeaked out.
"Does your sister even know how to build such things?" Yukari asked fearfully.
"And if so… where did she learn to build such things?" Kokoa asked with fear.
"Not… that I was aware of," Luna said with fright.
"She's a fast learner then," Apoch said softly.
"What do we do now?" Astreal asked with worry. The girls looked to each other then towards the entrance lounge.
"Luna, was anybody else in there with you?" Moka asked curiously.
"No, I was the only girl down here. I was waiting for all of you to wake up," Luna said worriedly. Moka nodded then looked towards the lounge.
"Run for it!" she yelled out. The group of girls bolted down the hallway towards the entrance lounge and then the exits. As they ran blades sprang out and flying knives flew past wildly. Bursts of flame shot out, electrical wire snapped around quickly, and boulders seemed to drop from the ceiling behind them. The group of girls burst out of the entrance and collapsed into a pile on the ground while several loud explosions and crashes were heard from inside as dust billowed out behind them.
"Are you kidding me? That's freakin' overkill by far!" Kurumu cried out as the group got back to their feet.
"How could Falla do something so cruel? She seemed so nice since she got here," Yukari said shaking her head.
"Now now Yukari, again we don't know it was Falla. We have to find her and the others and get this sorted out," Moka said looking back to the entrance with the clouds of dust still billowing around.
"Um… Moka?" Mizore said softly. The group looked over to see Mizore pointing to something. Moka looked over to see something and just blinked. Off to the side there was a box held up by a stick, and inside the 'trap' on the ground was a packet of red blood. On the box the words 'Free Blood' were written in colorful writing. Moka just stared at the ridiculous trap with a dull gaze.
'You've got to be kidding me…'
'Is she serious?'
'How stupid does she think I am anyway?'
'I think we should actually be insulted by this one…'
"Wow… saving the big guns for last I see," Kurumu said flatly.
"That's… just sad," Akua said shaking her head. Kahlua just looked at the trap with a funny expression. Even the blonde haired vampire wasn't that dumb.
"She probably spent all her imagination and time on the traps inside," Mizore said with a shrug.
"Still think it's not Falla?" Kokoa asked glancing to her sister. Moka sighed and looked down.
"Let's just find the boys," she said shaking her head.
As the group of girls started walking away from the dorm building towards where the boys would be waiting for them a girl was watching from the tree lines with a careful red eye. Her butterfly wings fluttered gently behind her as she growled in frustration.
"Damn, I thought for sure the blood would at least get her," Falla muttered. She sighed and flew off gently away from the academy.
"I spent all night getting those traps ready for her, and not one worked. Why are vampires so hard to kill?" she complained as she flew over the rotting forest. She shook her fist with frustration then glanced back to the academy.
"I will find a way to get rid of you Moka Akashiya, you won't keep my precious Tsukune from me like this," she growled.
She landed down near the pumpkin head scarecrow and looked out across the red sea, her wings retracting as she breathed out. She glanced back to a spot near the tree line, the spot where she had hit her head in her own timeline. She looked down and held a hand to her head.
"I'm nothing like that monster that hit her head… I know it. That other side of me only wanted to kill over some stupid crown. But this is different; I'm fighting for my mate, and rightfully so. I can't give up, I need to win this. I need to get my Tsukune back," she said confidently.
She sighed and looked back towards the red sea. She and Tsukune used to come to the cliffs here and where Kokoa destroyed the area to see the red sea together. The girl let out a silent whimper as she wiped a tear away, missing her boyfriend with all her heart.
"Tsukune… I'll bring us back together. I swear it," she said softly.
She blinked then looked over to the side. She heard an engine approaching from the tunnel and it was getting closer. Eventually a motorcycle came from the tunnel and drove over past her. The girl watched the cycle drive over towards the tree line and stop. Getting off of the black cycle was a man dressed in a black cape with dark hair. He had gray boots, dark pants, a red belt, and a black shirt on. His black eyes glanced around while he had a calm expression on his face. Falla looked at him cautiously as the man glanced over to her.
'Who is this guy?'
"Well, I think I'm near the right place," the man said with a smirk as he saw the chronofly dressed in the Yokai Academy uniform. Falla looked at him cautiously then glanced away.
'Wait a minute… today was the day a pair of witch sisters came looking for Moka.'
The chronofly looked at the man with caution as he waved at her, wondering if he was a threat or not.
"Excuse me, but I'm looking for Yokai Academy, is that near here?" he asked kindly. The girl glanced towards the forest then back to the man.
'I thought those witch sisters would have a female accomplice, not a man with them.'
"Who are you?" she asked carefully.
"I'm a new teacher, just transferred here. Please, if you would be so kind, I need to check in before classes start," he said with a smile. Falla looked at him for a moment then slowly approached him.
"A teacher? In that outfit?" Falla asked with an accusing glare. The man chuckled while rubbing the back of his head.
"Well yes, is there something wrong with the way I dress?" he asked curiously. Falla looked at him for a moment then tilted her head.
"What do you teach?" she asked curiously.
"I'm the new math teacher. Please, could you point out the way? I'm in a hurry," he said with a warm smile. Falla narrowed her eye at the man.
"Really? We already have a math teacher here. Are you replacing him?" she asked slyly.
"Yes, I've been asked to fill in for him temporarily," the man said with a nod. Falla glared at the man and darted back as her wings extended out.
"Who are you? You're no math teacher here!" she shouted out. The man looked at her with a blank expression.
"Oh?" he asked plainly.
"Our math teacher is a woman; you would have known that if you were replacing her. Who are you and what are you doing here?" Falla barked out.
'I knew it; he's probably here to get Moka's blood. I can't let Alucard come to be.'
"Ah, clever girl," the man said with a smirk. He waved his hand as it glowed with a dark light. Black rifts appeared on the ground near the chronofly, the girl looking down with surprise. Black chains whipped out and wrapped around her arms and legs, the girl being dropped to her knees and bound down.
"Sorry little girl, but I'm on a busy schedule. Just sit tight and be quiet ok?" the man said with a wave of his hand as he turned to walk towards the forest. In a flash Falla appeared before him and kicked him back, the man tumbling back and tumbling over his bike onto the ground. He blinked and looked back to see the chains were lying on the ground in pieces where he had bound the girl down a moment ago.
"You made a big mistake coming here, I won't allow the world to end you bastard," Falla hissed with anger. The man looked at her puzzled.
"The world to end? What are you talking about?" he asked as he got up. He waved his hand and more chains whipped out from the ground below the girl. Before they could wrap around her she vanished and appeared behind him.
"Don't play games with me; I knew you were coming here for her blood. I won't let my Tsukune be killed all because your master wants to destroy everything!" she yelled. The man jumped around and looked at her with surprise.
"I have no idea what you're talking about girl. And how do you keep jumping around like that?" he asked curiously. The ground around him tore apart instantly, the man looking around with surprise.
"Silence you!" Falla said as she appeared before him again. He shook his head and looked at the girl with wonder.
"I'm not sure what you are kid, but I'm not up for harming a young monster," he said as he slowly as he raised his hands up defensively. He smirked as he whipped his hand out and a blast of fire raced over. It struck the ground before the chronofly and blasted into a fireball. Falla backed up and shielded herself from the blaze as the man darted through the fire and smoke, the warlock then grabbing her by the wrists. He held her hands back behind her and smiled confidently at her.
"Now, you got some tricks, I'll give you that. But I have a job to do here. And try to calm down kid, the world's not ending anytime soon," he said with a laugh. Falla shook her head and glared at the man.
"Why you…" she growled as he restrained her. His hands formed black chains around her wrists, the girl's hands being bound behind her. She fluttered her wings as glowing dust started to float behind her. The man glanced to it then darted back quickly. Falla growled at the man as her hands were bound behind her, thrashing about slightly while trying to free herself.
'Dammit, I should have struck him down with my magic when I had the chance.'
"I don't want to hurt you kid, just walk away ok?" the man said with a curious smirk.
"You're the one that came here looking for trouble you bastard; don't tell me you're not looking for a fight!" Falla barked out.
"But… I'm not. I said before I have no intention of fighting anybody here," the man said simply. Falla looked at him closely as her wings stopped fluttering.
"Wait… you're not here for her blood?" she asked slowly.
"Who's blood? What are you talking about kid? And how did you even know I was coming here, I work alone," the man said curiously. Falla looked at him confusedly.
"You… work alone?" she asked puzzled.
"Yes," he said simply.
"What about those witches?" Falla snapped. The man looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
"Again, no clue what you're talking about. Now care to explain yourself, and why you scratched up my bike?" he said crossing his arms before him. Falla looked at him curiously then glanced away.
'If he's not here for Moka… what's he here for?'
"Who… who are you?" Falla asked carefully.
"That's not a concern for you. You know, I'm not up for any more of these games kid. I have a job to do," he said shaking his head. Falla walked up to him with a stern expression.
"No way, I don't think so. I want to know what you're doing here! No way am I letting some strange guy go near where my Tsukune is!" she yelled out. She hopped up and down as her hands were bound behind her while the man just watched with a bored expression.
"Again, that's not a concern for you. Relax kid; I'm not going to hurt this Tsukune of yours. I don't harm kids, it's not my style," he said with a smile. She looked at him bewildered then down.
"If I wanted to hurt kids, I would have done so to you already rather than detaining you," he said with a smirk. The girl blinked then slowly looked up to him.
"Then… what are you here for?" she asked curiously. The man started walking off towards the woods.
"Just forget you ever met me kid, I'll be gone shortly anyway. Go and be with your boyfriend or something," he said plainly as he walked off. Falla looked at him with puzzlement then raced after.
"Hey, hold up, I'm not done talking to you!" she shouted out. She darted in front of him and starting hopping up and down with frustration.
"I demand to know what you're doing here! Tell me now!" she shouted out.
"You're beginning to bother me girl. Really, just go away," the man said tiredly.
"Not a chance," Falla said as she got close to his face with a snarl. The man sighed and looked at her with a bored expression.
"Look, I'm not here to cause problems," he said tiredly.
"Then who are you and what are you doing here? Explain!" Falla shouted out. The man looked at her for a moment then smiled as he held her close. She looked at him with surprise as he gazed into her eye with a calm smile.
"My name is Razico Kalashin, and I'm only here to find something for a client. I'm not here to cause harm to you or your little boyfriend, I promise," he said with a suave tone. She blinked then vanished instantly. The warlock looked around bewildered then next to him to see Falla looking at him with anger and a blush.
"How dare you hold me you pervert, I have a boyfriend! Tsukune is the only one who can hold me!" she shouted out. The man looked at her with puzzlement then smiled amusingly.
"How… do you keep doing that?" he asked curiously. The girl growled then hopped up and down while struggling with her binds.
"Never mind that, what are you doing here? You're not making sense!" she shouted out.
"Is it too much to ask for you to calm down?" Razico asked simply.
"How can I calm down when you tie me up and try to hold me like some sicko? Just you wait till my hands get free I'll tear you to pieces for this!" Falla yelled as she thrashed about. The man sighed and shook his head.
"Such a strange girl," he said as he walked off. Falla instantly appeared in front of him and snapped at him like an animal. The man backed up and looked at her annoyed.
"Look, you're starting to get on my nerves girl. I don't want to use force with you but if I must than I must," he said shaking his head. Falla hopped up and down with her wings fluttering behind her in frustration then stumbled off balance. She fell before he caught her and held her up. The girl blinked and looked to see him holding her bridal style with her hands still bound behind her.
"Let me go you pervert! You think you can have your way with me like this? You're in deep trouble as soon as I get free!" Falla yelled out. The man sighed and dropped the girl, the chronofly landing on the ground with a thud. She shook her head and looked up to see him kneeling down next to her.
"Enough of this already. I need to finish a job here and you're wasting my time. Now, we can do this the easy way, or the hard way," he said simply.
"I'll show you the hard way when I get free from this!" Falla yelled as she instantly appeared on her feet, struggling around with her binds. The man sighed and looked at her with a dull stare.
'This girl's going to be a problem if she can just appear instantly like that.'
"I already said I'm not here to cause problems or to hurt anybody, why are you still following me?" he asked as he tried to walk away. The girl appeared in front of him again and snapped at him with her teeth.
"Why should I believe you? No way will I trust you to go near my Tsukune!" she yelled out. The man shook his head then walked over and grabbed the girl and spun her around. She blinked and looked back to see him holding her hands, then the chains vanished from around them. She darted away and looked to her wrists cautiously.
"There. Happy? I told you I'm not here to harm anybody," he said simply.
"You… just let me go?" she asked glancing to him.
"How many times do I have to say this? I only came here to get something for a client, that's all. I have no intention on harming anybody here," he said with exasperation. The girl eyed him closely.
"I freed you to prove that I'm not a threat. If you feel the need to continue our little quarrel than that's up to you, I on the other hand have better things to be doing now. So, if you don't mind, good day," he said before he walked towards the forest. Falla looked at him curiously.
'He could have tried to kill me if he really wanted to, why release me?'
Razico walked through the woods with a calm expression, his black cape gently flowing behind him. As he made his way through the rotting forest he glanced to his side and stopped.
"Why are you still following me?" he asked with a sigh.
"I don't trust you still," Falla said from behind the tree, peeking out and narrowing her eye at him.
"Really? Because I trusted you not to 'tear me to pieces' earlier. I guess that means nothing to you does it?" he said as he started walking again.
"Hey, I'm not killing you am I? I just want to make sure you're not going to cause any problems for my Tsukune," Falla said as she ran over and walked next to him. The man stopped and looked over to her.
"And I suppose my word that I wouldn't lay a finger on this Tsukune of yours would do nothing to calm you down," he said flatly. She shook her head with a stern expression. He nodded and looked ahead with a dull gaze.
"Well can I at least know the name of my stubborn companion?" he asked as he started to walk again.
"It's Falla Cii," she said simply. He blinked then glanced to her.
"Fallacy?" he asked.
"No, Falla Cii!" she shouted out. He slowly nodded then looked forward again.
"Falla Cii. Well, this day is certainly going to be interesting," he said dully.
"So if you're not here for her blood, what are you here for?" Falla asked cautiously.
"What is it with you and some girl's blood?" he asked puzzled.
"I'm the one asking the questions here," she snapped sternly. Razico smirked a bit and kept walking at a casual pace.
"I'm looking for a mirror. That's all," he said plainly.
"A mirror? You came here to Yokai Academy to get a mirror?" she asked raising an eyebrow at him.
"Well, it's not an ordinary mirror. You see, I'm a treasure hunter of sorts, and my client is willing to pay good money to have this artifact. So I've come here to claim it for him," he said calmly.
"So you're a thief?" Falla asked.
"I prefer treasure hunter," Razico said proudly.
"Thief," Falla said flatly. The man twitched at that and glanced to her with an annoyed expression.
"Does that bother you?" he asked plainly. Falla glanced to him and shrugged.
"Honestly, I don't care if you steal from the school. All I care about is my boyfriend's safety," she said simply. She looked down in thought as they walked through the forest.
"Like I said, I'm not here to harm anyone. Just go be with your boyfriend or something and leave me to my work," Razico said with a tone of annoyance. Falla glanced ahead and gasped, then grabbed the man and pulled him behind a tree.
"What are you doing now?" he asked tiredly.
"Shh! Be quiet," Falla hushed. They peeked around the tree to see Tsukune and the group up ahead gathered together. Razico glanced to her curiously as she watched the group of students carefully.
"Friends of yours?" he asked.
"All but one," Falla growled as she glared at a pink haired vampire. Moka was hugging Tsukune tightly, the boy holding her and having a stunned expression on his face. Kurumu was holding onto Rason as well, showing fright while looking around as her boyfriend struggled to breathe as his face was lodged in her bosom again. Mizore was talking to Dark, the demon having his earbuds removed as he saw his girlfriend was scared of something. Kokoa was talking to Gin with worry, the taller boy looking around cautiously. Yukari was franticly speaking to Ahakon, the mage looking at her with surprise. The other girls were looking at the group while glancing around quickly.
"I don't have time for your schoolyard drama. If you'll excuse me," Razico said as he started walking away. Falla grabbed him and pulled him back.
"Hold it," she said sternly.
"Look, how many times must I say this? I'm not here to hurt your little friends. I'll just sneak around them and be on my way, just leave me be Falla," Razico said tiredly.
"How can I trust you? Their safety is in my hands with you," Falla said sternly.
"Falla nearly sliced your head off?" Tsukune cried out. Razico blinked and looked at the chronofly with a blank expression. She paused then glanced away.
"That bitch had it coming," she said sternly.
"Safety huh?" Razico said flatly.
"Hey, that girl is trying to steal my boyfriend away from me. Besides I was civilized about it," Falla said stubbornly.
"She tried to use piano wire, a bear trap, and then a freakin' axe on her!" Kurumu cried out. Razico just stared at the chronofly who was looking away with a scoff.
"I can't believe Falla would go so overboard just to try to steal Moka away from Tsukune, doesn't she get that they're a couple who love each other?" Rason said shaking his head. Razico glanced over to the group then to Falla with a raised eyebrow. She blinked then glanced away again.
"It's complicated," she said stubbornly.
"Of course, isn't it always at your age?" Razico said shaking his head.
"What would you know?" Falla snapped.
"She planted death traps all over the girls' dorms to kill Moka; she's out of her mind!" Yukari cried out.
"I know you're out of your mind," Razico said flatly. Falla twitched at that then growled in frustration.
"I have my reasons; you don't know anything about me. I'll do anything to be with my boyfriend who is rightfully mine, I'll always take care and protect those I love like family," she said sternly.
"Not to mention she nearly killed her own sister with her little funhouse of horrors, Luna was nearly sliced in two!" Kokoa said looking to Luna, the chronofly looking down worriedly. Razico just stared at Falla who glanced over to the group curiously.
"Huh, I thought for sure she would have been fine," she said simply.
"If anything this Tsukune boy sounds like he's in more danger with you than anyone," Razico said simply. Falla growled with frustration then looked to Razico. The warlock just looked at her for a moment then started walking away again.
"Have fun killing your boyfriend or whatever, I have work to do," he said calmly. Falla looked at him then over to the group with frustration. After a pause she glanced quickly to the warlock. In an instant she appeared in front of him.
"Yes?" Razico asked tiredly.
"Listen buddy, I'm not the bad guy here, that Moka girl is," Falla said with anger.
"Of course, you're the picture of innocence and love. Whatever makes you sleep better at night kid," the man said simply.
"Look, I have my reasons for what I did, I don't have to explain myself to you," Falla said sternly.
"Then why do you keep following me?" Razico asked.
"You said you wanted that mirror thing, right?" Falla asked quickly.
"That is the only reason I came out here, yes," the man said simply.
"Then how about I help you with that?" Falla said crossing her arms before her.
"First off, you're out of your mind. Second, I work alone. Third, you're out of your mind," Razico said shaking his head.
"Just shut up and listen buddy. The school is filled with students and faculty, and you don't exactly blend in here. I however can walk through the entire building in a single moment in time, nobody will ever know I was there," Falla said proudly. Razico looked at the girl curiously.
"So you can move through time?" he asked carefully. She nodded and smiled arrogantly at him.
"It's a little talent of mine, as you've noticed by now," she boasted. He nodded and eyed her curiously.
"Interesting. I was curious how you kept appearing like that. And if what you say is true it would make my job a lot easier, but what do you expect in exchange?" he asked cautiously.
"Simple, I want you to get rid of that vampire bitch that's keeping my boyfriend from me," Falla said with anger. Razico looked at her for a moment then rolled his eyes.
"It sounds like he's with that girl by choice, and even if that wasn't the case I don't harm kids remember? I'm not going to kill her off for you," he said simply.
"Fine, just… just… get rid of her then! Get her out of here and dump her away somewhere!" Falla cried out.
"Get her out of here?" Razico asked.
"Yes, just take that girl and drop her off in the human world or something. Just make it look like she died here for everybody else to see," Falla said with frustration.
"Why is it you want her to look like she died?" Razico asked puzzled.
"Because Tsukune needs to know she's gone forever otherwise he won't let her go. Just do it and I'll get your stupid mirror for you," Falla said annoyed.
"Let me get this straight, in exchange for you getting the mirror for me, you want me to kidnap this girl, take her away, and dump her off someplace far off while making it look like she died so Tsukune, her boyfriend, will think she's dead so you can be with him?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Exactly," Falla said with a cool smile.
"And the reason you don't kill her yourself? Not that you haven't obviously tried already," Razico asked plainly.
"Because the others can't know it was me that killed her, otherwise Tsukune would hate me forever," Falla reasoned.
"But… they already know you tried to kill them all. They're talking about it right now," Razico said pointing over to the group nearby.
"They don't have any proof it was me. Just take her away and make it look like she died and I'll help you get your mirror. They'll think a warlock killed Moka, you get your stupid mirror, and Tsukune will be free for me to have again. Everybody wins here," Falla said eagerly.
"Question," Razico said raising his hand.
"Yes?" she asked curiously.
"Did you ever hit your head or suffer some brain damage during your youth?" he asked flatly.
"Actually, yes. Why?" Falla asked curiously.
"Just wondering," Razico said looking away with a dull expression.
"Look, I want to get rid of Moka and have my boyfriend back. You want that piece of junk and don't want anybody here to cause you trouble. This is a fair trade," Falla said stubbornly. Razico looked at the girl then over to the group. It sounded like a bit of a mess kidnapping a student here, a vampire no less, and faking her death. However the strange girl he met could easily get the mirror without anybody ever seeing, and he wanted to avoid any confrontations while inside a building filled with students.
"I'm not so sure about this, I'm thinking I can handle it myself. Thanks for the offer though," Razico said after a long pause.
"Then how about this, if you don't help me I'll make sure you never get to that mirror," Falla said flatly. The man sighed and glanced to her.
"I'll scream every step of the way while you're inside the building. Everybody will know you're there," she said with a shrug. He just looked at her for a moment then nodded.
"Fine, I'll help you," he said tiredly.
'Why is it women are always a problem for me? Seriously.'
"Glad to hear it Razico. Now, um… what does that mirror look like anyway?" Falla asked curiously. The man pulled out a small picture and handed it to her.
"It's supposedly locked away in the school somewhere, but I'm not sure where exactly," he said simply. She nodded as she studied the picture.
"Not a problem. I know there are some areas that are kept for storage and relics. I'll sneak through the school no sweat and find it. Just make sure that vampire is nothing but a memory to my Tsukune," Falla said looking at the man with a slight glare.
"And just where am I supposed to dump off this vampire girl? She'll likely just come back here from wherever I leave her," Razico said with a shrug.
"How should I know? Just… take her far away. As far as you can," Falla said while looking away with scoff. She thought for a moment then glanced to the man.
"Just hide her away from monsters and humans alike. Just… leave her in a barren wasteland or something, or throw her off a cliff," Falla said with a simple nod.
"I'm not going to kill her," Razico said flatly.
"You won't be killing her silly. The lack of food or the fall would kill her in those situations, you'd be innocent," Falla said with an innocent smile. He just stared at her with no response.
"Whatever, do what you want. I'll meet you back near your bike in a bit with that mirror. Make sure you have that vampire with you and that the others think she's dead," Falla said with a grunt. She vanished instantly as she shifted into time, the man then looking around curiously.
"Interesting trick kid," he said simply. He looked over to the group of students nearby and shook his head.
"Why do I get the feeling this isn't going to be an easy job?" he muttered.
Falla ran over to where the group was frozen in the moment of time. She looked at Moka with a scoff then to Tsukune with a loving eye.
'Soon my beloved, we'll be together just like we're destined to. I won't let anything keep us apart. Especially some blood sucking whore.'
She smiled then flew off towards the academy, flying through the air as everything around her was frozen still in time.
The group was looking at each other with concern while the girls glanced around worriedly.
"I still can't believe it… Falla would really go so far just to get to Tsukune?" Gin asked in wonder.
"I'm telling you it was her, there's no doubt about it," Kurumu said firmly.
"But we don't know it was her. I mean, she wouldn't have tried to kill me as well would she?" Luna asked worriedly.
"We need to find her and ask what's going on. I can maybe see her trying to go after Moka alone, but booby-trapping the entire dorm building? That's just a bit much," Rason said looking up in thought.
"Have any of you seen her this morning?" Tsukune asked.
"All we saw were the dozens of instruments of death that tried to kill us!" Kurumu cried out.
"So… no, we never really saw her," Mizore said softly. The boys looked to each other cautiously.
"Ok, first things first; let's get to the school and inform Ruby of what happened, although she most likely already knows. We'll see if Falla showed up there otherwise we'll try to find her. We need to get this squared away before those witches come here," Tsukune said looking around at everybody.
"This isn't what we need to deal with before they arrive," Kokoa muttered.
"Well we're all together now, so we should be safe. Falla won't try anything with Tsukune right next to us," Yukari pointed out.
"That's true. As long as he's with us she wouldn't try anything in risk of being seen by him," Ahakon added.
Suddenly a whistling sound was heard, the group looking up to see a bright white glow flying down towards them. The group scattered as the glow hit the ground, a bright flash then erupting out from it along with a shockwave. Everybody stumbled back and shielded their eyes as the light blinded the surrounding area.
"What the hell?" Kokoa barked out.
"You were saying?" Akua said trying to peer around through the light.
The sound of chains clacking around and flying through the air echoed out, and then followed by a scream.
"AHHH!" Moka yelled out.
"Moka!" Tsukune shouted as he tried to look around.
CHINK!
The light faded and the group looked over to where Moka was last heard. She was standing there and looking with surprise next to her. She had a chain wrapped around her wrist, but the rest of the links had been sliced off by a glowing blade. Apoch held her sword at the ready and extended another arm out to shield Moka.
"Are you ok Ms. Moka?" the witch asked cautiously.
"Yeah… thank you Apoch," Moka said in awe. The group looked at the witch then at Moka.
"Whoa, that was incredible Apoch!" Yukari cheered out.
"The chain never even had time to pull me away; she cut it the second it snagged me. Thank you Apoch," Moka said gratefully. Apoch merely nodded as she eyed around the area carefully. Mizore looked at her with amazement.
'Her reaction time is incredible, and she even acted while blinded. The Dark from her time trained her so well.'
"Hold it right there!" Apoch called out as she dashed off into the woods. Astreal's wings manifested and the girl took off into the sky. The group looked at the witch sisters then to Moka. She blinked then dashed after the sword wielding witch. The others glanced to each other then followed after.
"I don't know what you're up to Ms. Falla, but this ends here!" Apoch yelled as she swung her blade out and sliced down a tree. It fell down with a loud crash as Apoch glared at somebody in the shadows. A figure darted away as a wall of flame shot up behind it across the forest floor. The group looked with surprise then around.
"Fire? How did she do that?" Kokoa asked.
"Sister! Where is she?" Apoch called up. Astreal looked around carefully then fired a blast down towards the woods.
"She's moving through the trees, that way!" she called down. She flew off towards the area as the group looked to the fire. Apoch geared back and swung her blade down, the sword swiping through the blaze and parting the flames. The group watched with surprise as the witch then darted through before the gap closed up.
"Holy shit, since when could Apoch do that?" Rason said with surprise.
"Since she dated Dark," Moka said with a smirk while glancing to the shadow demon. Mizore glanced to her boyfriend curiously then back to the fire. She focused her power and with Ahakon the two fired out a frozen wave of water, the ice cold liquid then dousing out the flames.
"C'mon, let's get to the bottom of this," Kokoa said as she dashed out. Gin followed after as he shifted into his werewolf form. Mizore and Dark ran after while Kurumu and Luna took off into the air. Rason took off his shirts and followed after the airborne girls. Yukari and Ahakon ran after as Tsukune looked to the vampire sisters.
"Find her, detain her. Do not harm her. We need to know what's going on here," he said in a commanding tone.
"As you wish," Akua said simply.
"If she messes up my hair again she's asking for it," Kahlua said with annoyance.
"Let's go, this madness needs to stop," Moka said as the four vampires ran after the group.
Razico was running through the woods while glancing behind him. He darted into a small clearing and looked around carefully.
"For students here they sure seem prepared to fight," he said casually. He looked over to see a girl with butterfly wings appear before him instantly.
"Hold it!" Luna said sternly. Razico looked at the wings and sighed tiredly.
"Oh great, another butterfly girl," he said shaking his head. Luna looked at him puzzled as the other ran up around them. Rason, Kurumu, Astreal landed down nearby as Apoch held her blade out and ready.
"Don't move!" Apoch called out. Astreal aimed her hand at the man as the others watched him carefully.
"Who's this guy?" Gin asked as the werewolf eyed the warlock closely.
"You've got some nerve trying to take Moka from us like that," Tsukune said with discontent. Razico rolled his eyes.
"Figures, never trust a girl named Fallacy," he said flatly.
"Wait, you know my sister?" Luna said with surprise. The man merely nodded at her.
"Oh great, you see Moka? Falla did set up all those death traps for you, now she's even hiring outside help to kill you off," Kurumu said waving to the warlock.
"Hey, I wasn't going to kill her," Razico said holding his hands up defensively.
"Then why did you try to take her from us?" Apoch asked with narrowed eyes. The witch seemed ready to dive into an attack at a moment's notice. The man looked up with exasperation.
"So much for an easy job," he muttered.
"Talk now, why did you try to take our sister?" Akua demanded.
"It was in exchange for that Falla girl helping me. I was only going to take her outside of the academy and just let her go anyway," Razico said simply.
"Right, and we should believe you why?" Kahlua said with a glare. Razico breathed out and snapped his fingers. Around the group dozens of black chains whipped out from dark rifts on the ground, the chains shooting around like a tangled web and binding the group in place. Everybody looked around in surprise as they were chained up. Apoch only managed to cut a few before she too was tied down.
"What the hell is this?" Kokoa cried out.
"He's a warlock!" Yukari shouted out looking to the man. Mizore looked around then raised an eyebrow.
"Any particular reason why when a warlock does this the chains seem to… pose us?" she asked softly. The girls blinked and saw that their features were noticeable as the chains wrapped around them and held them in place tightly. Either by holding the skirt up, wrapping around between their breasts and hips, or bending them over a bit; the girls were more exposed and held provocatively just as was the case in Snow Woman Village. Tsukune, Rason, and Gin looked at their girls with wonder as Ahakon nervously glanced at his girlfriend. Dark looked at Mizore with his same expression as the other girls blushed from the poses they were in.
"You see? If I really wanted to hurt you, I would have done so already. I don't hurt kids, it's just not my style," the warlock said casually as he looked around. The group struggled a bit before he snapped his fingers again, the chains then vanishing around the area. Everybody looked to each other cautiously then to the warlock.
"Then what are you doing here? Who are you?" Moka asked. The warlock looked down and shook his head.
"A simple job, in and out. Yeah, as if," Razico muttered to himself.
"Explain yourself now," Akua demanded.
"Look, vampire, I already told you. I only did this because your friend Falla both wanted to help and wouldn't leave me alone until I helped her," Razico said plainly.
"Falla wanted Moka taken away?" Luna asked worriedly.
"No, she wanted her dead. However I don't kill kids so that was out. She settled for me taking your friend and faking her death for you all," Razico said with a shrug. The group blinked then looked to Moka.
"Ok… now we know she did set up those traps," she said in defeat.
"Told you," Kurumu said flatly.
"I assure you miss, I had no intention of harming you. I only did this because that other girl wouldn't stop pestering me. Chaining her down wasn't really… effective, and I had no desire to harm her as well," Razico explained with a shrug. Moka nodded and looked at him curiously.
"Then… who are you? And what are you really doing here?" she asked.
"The name's Razico Kalashin. I was only dropping by to pick up something for a client," he said calmly.
"Pick something up?" Tsukune asked.
"Yes, that other girl promised to help me get it quickly if I offered to help her. Well, not quite offered as she wouldn't take no for an answer," Razico said with a bit of annoyance at the end.
"You could have told her to get lost you know, you didn't have to help her in her wild schemes," Kokoa said shaking her head. Razico looked at the girl then glanced away.
"She's hard to talk sense into, especially when she kept jumping around instantaneously," he said dryly.
"Just what is it you are here for then?" Dark asked cautiously.
"Just something requested by my client, nothing that concerns you," Razico said casually.
"Your client?" Gin asked cautiously.
"What are you after here Razico?" Tsukune asked with a narrowed glance. The man looked up with a sigh.
"This day could have gone so much better if it wasn't for that girl," he said to himself.
"Believe us, we know how you feel," Kurumu said with a nod. The man smirked at that and looked down.
"You tried to kidnap our friend, this does concern us. Now what are you doing here Razico?" Rason asked as he retracted his wings slightly. The warlock looked around and shrugged.
"Fine, something tells me I'm not making any money on this anymore anyway," he said tiredly. The group glanced to each other then back to him.
"I was sent here by a client to recover an artifact from the school. Just some old piece of junk probably," he said casually.
"You're a thief?" Moka asked worriedly.
"I prefer the title of treasure hunter," Razico said proudly.
"Thief," the group said together. The man twitched and looked down with a dull gaze.
"I hate it when I'm called that," he muttered.
"You were going to steal something from the school, what did you expect to be called?" Ahakon said shaking his head.
"Whatever, a job is a job. Besides, I wasn't going to hurt anybody. That's mainly the reason I allowed that girl to help, she said she could walk right into the school and nobody would see her. The last thing I wanted was for a confrontation or somebody to get hurt, especially when kids were involved," Razico explained casually.
"And now Falla's turned to a life of crime for Tsukune. Things are looking up for her," Kurumu said simply.
"Sister," Luna said softly as she looked down in disappointment.
"Well I failed to uphold my deal with her, even though she forced the deal upon me, so I guess I can accept not getting the treasure this time," Razico said with a shrug.
"How noble of you," Akua said flatly.
"So she's going to the school right now to steal it?" Luna asked worriedly.
"She's a chronofly, she probably already did," Kokoa said.
"What were you going to take anyway?" Yukari asked.
"Some mirror that was supposedly locked away here. Um… Lilly's Mirror? No, that's not it… Linda's Mirror? Hmm, what was it called…" Razico said looking down in thought.
"Lilith's… Mirror?" Moka asked nervously. Razico snapped his fingers and smiled at her.
"Yes, that's it. Lilith's Mirror," he said nodding.
"What? That's one of father's artifacts. What's it doing here?" Akua asked curiously.
"Ask Kokoa…" Kurumu said glancing to the redheaded vampire with narrowed eyes. Kokoa twitched and looked down worriedly.
"Oh c'mon, I already said I was sorry for that, besides that was a long time ago," she said nervously.
"She stole that mirror and brought it here to bring out Moka's other self," Mizore commented.
"Yeah, and the barrier between the monster world and human world was nearly destroyed with all the chaos that she brought down upon us," Yukari added.
"I said I was sorry! Back off already!" Kokoa barked out.
"You stole it from father's archives? What is wrong with you sister?" Kahlua said with discontent.
"Hey, don't give me crap you hypocrite, you stole the Chrono Displacement spell from him. You're no angel either," Kokoa barked back.
"What was that?" Razico said cautiously.
Before anybody could say another word a loud explosion came from towards the academy. Everybody looked towards the sound as Moka slowly looked to Tsukune.
"Tsukune…" she said quietly. The boy glanced to her and then towards the school again.
"Razico… did you by chance ever learn what that mirror does?" he asked carefully.
"No clue. I was only told to bring the mirror to my client. Treasure hunters don't ask what these things are needed for," Razico said simply.
"You mean thieves," Gin commented. The warlock twitched at that and looked down.
"What's wrong Ms. Moka?" the witch sisters asked in unison. The group looked over to the pink haired vampire as more explosions were heard towards the academy.
"What if…" Moka asked with great concern. The witch sisters, Luna, Dark, Rason, Ahakon, and Razico looked at her curiously while the others looked to each other with worry.
"Oh no…" Kurumu said softly.
"What's going on?" Rason asked worriedly.
"If she looks in the mirror…" Mizore said with worry.
"What happens then?" Dark asked cautiously.
"She'll… she'll…" Yukari said with fright.
"She'll what?" Ahakon asked worriedly.
Tsukune, Moka, Kurumu, Mizore, Yukari, Kokoa, Akua, and Kahlua looked to each other then towards the school. They then took off at high speed as the others watched with concern.
"Where are you going?" Rason called out.
"Something's not right here," Dark said glancing to his angel friend. The two nodded then took off as well.
"What's going on?" Ahakon asked worriedly.
"No clue, but sounds like our rough morning isn't over yet," Gin said as the wolf helped the boy up onto his shoulders then took off. Astreal manifested her wings and took her sister into the air after the group. Luna watched them go then looked to Razico, the warlock just watching with a blank expression as the group took off towards the academy.
"Let me guess, this is my fault," Razico said flatly. He sighed then glanced to Luna.
"Aren't you going after them as well?" he asked plainly. She nodded as her wings fluttered behind her. Luna glanced to the man as he looked away.
"You said you didn't want any students to come to harm here today. Looks like you failed," she said simply. Razico paused for a moment then looked forward.
"I haven't failed yet. If you'll excuse me miss, I'll sleep better tonight knowing I didn't cause any kids to die today," he said before he took off after the others. Luna smiled softly at him and nodded.
"A thief with a heart of gold, how fortunate," she said before she shifted into time.
Inside the academy underground was a stone hallway that was lit with torches on the sides. It seemed to extend down a long ways with multiple metal doors on each side. It looked to be a dungeon or keep of some kind as it was used to store strange and powerful artifacts the headmaster had collected. The hallway had smoke flowing through it as the torches wavered a bit, the lights flickering as a laugh echoed down the corridor.
In one of the rooms a witch was on her knees and choking, the woman being held by the throat with a tight grip. Ruby was gripping her attacker's arm with frustration as she shakily looked up. Standing before her was a girl dressed in the school uniform. She had her butterfly wings extended out behind her as her red eye glared at the witch. In one hand she held the witch's throat tightly while the other held a unique artifact. It was a mirror that had a golden rim, the object having a winged upper handle with red gems on it. Sitting on the mirror a small fairy was seen wearing a blue slip-on dress, the green haired girl smiling wickedly at Ruby and giggling.
"Fal… la…" Ruby choked out. The chronofly chuckled as her mouth was set in a wicked smile. Her grip tightened as Ruby choked loudly, the witch's wand lying off to the side out of her reach.
"Hello again witch, did you miss me?" Falla asked with a cold voice.